Recognised as Colour
#B2A8B7
- #B2A8B7
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B2A8B7 is a violet with RGB values 178, 168, 183 and HSL 280°, 9%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B2A8B7#B2A8B7
HEX#B2A8B7
RGBrgb(178, 168, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6588, 0.7176
RGB percentages69.8%, 65.9%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(280, 9.4%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 8.2%, 71.8%)
CMYK2.7%, 8.2%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,708,599
CSS custom property--colour: #B2A8B7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#4D5748
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADB7A8
Analogous#ABA8B7, #B7A8B4
Triadic#B7B2A8, #A8B7B2
Split complementary#B5B7A8, #A8B7AB
Tetradic#B7ABA8, #ADB7A8, #A8B5B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G168
B183
Red178 (69.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)9.43%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G A8 · B B7
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